WELL · 42-131-37500 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides A. C #3
Duval County · EL Mesquite (5200) field · Vertical
Benavides A. C #3 (API 42-131-37500) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged October 20, 1999, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 1991, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lobo Resources, Ltd. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain.
Its lease has reported 65K barrels of oil and 309K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2010. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lobo Resources, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Jul 2007 |
| Latest permit | Lobo Resources, Ltd.Jul 23, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1991
- completed
- 65K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 309K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 20, 1999
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, A. "C" O-4-11907 | EL Mesquite (5200) | Prime Operating Company | 3 | 65K | 309K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2010 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lobo Resources, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Lobo Energy, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jun 1994
- 3Lobo Operating, Inc.Jul 1994 → Apr 1996
- 4Prime Operating CompanyMay 1996 → Sep 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390182-99 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Jul 23, 1991 | Jul 23, 1991 | Aug 19, 1991 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11907 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 684 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| JacksonJACKSON (COLE) | 2,225 | -1,541 |
| YeguaYEGUA (PETTUS) | 3,430 | -2,746 |
| Cook MountainUPPER COOK MOUNTAIN | 4,800 | -4,116 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,160 | 5,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 4.5 | 5,400 | 7.875 | 400 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 17, 1991 | Sep 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1991 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-131-37500 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37500 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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